Nick Bryant will begin his fourth season with the UMD women's hockey program as its Director of Hockey Operations in 2020-21, and second as a USA Hockey member of the development camp hockey operations staff.
Bryant was part of the U.S. U-18 side that won a gold medal Jan. 2, 2020 with a 2-1 overtime win at the Ice Rink Vlado Dzurilla in Bratislava, Slovakia in the 2020 IIHF U-18 Women's World Championship, and was also staff member with the US National Team for 2020 Women's World Championships that cancelled due to COVID.
Bryant arrived at AMSOIL Arena with a lengthy and unique portfolio after spending two seasons as the Minnesota State University, Mankato director of hockey operations and equipment manager. While in Mankato, Bryant spent three years as the Director of Operations for the Anthony Ford Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for childhood leukemia and youth scholarships.
In addition to working as the USA Hockey equipment manager for a year for the Under-18 Development Camp in St. Cloud, Minn., Bryant also spent a summer as an intern for the United States Golf Association. Â A part of the yearly Miracle Ice Fantasy Camp staff in Lake Placid, N.Y., Bryant was the assistant equipment manager for the Minnesota Swarm during the 2015 season.
Bryant, a native of Livonia, Mich., earned his MBA from the College of St. Scholastica in May of 2019, and prior to that, graduated from MSU in May of 2017 with degrees in both Business Management and Nonprofit Leadership. Bryant attended Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wis., where he was a two-sport athlete in hockey and lacrosse.Â
